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41938

Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited v. Prince Rupert Port Authority, et al.

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2026-04-07 Close file on Leave
2026-04-02 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2026-04-02 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2026-04-02 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA50224, 2025 BCCA 155, dated May 16, 2025, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2026-02-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2025-11-06 Lower court order - e-filing, (Letter Form), CA Orders, (Printed version filed on 2025-11-06) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited
2025-09-25 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-09-25, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-25) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited
2025-09-15 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-09-15, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-16) Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc.
2025-09-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-16) Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc.
2025-09-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-16) Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc.
2025-09-15 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-09-16) Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc.
2025-09-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) Prince Rupert Port Authority
2025-09-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) Prince Rupert Port Authority
2025-09-15 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) Prince Rupert Port Authority
2025-09-15 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-09-15, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) Prince Rupert Port Authority
2025-08-15 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED
2025-08-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-15) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited
2025-08-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-15) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited
2025-08-15 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-08-15) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited
2025-08-15 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-08-15, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-15) Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Prince Rupert Port Authority Respondent Active
Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc. Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited

Counsel
Names
Robert J.C. Deane
Dionysios Rossi
Braeden Stang
Contact information
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1T2
Telephone: (604) 687-5744
FAX: (604) 687-1415
Email: rdeane@blg.com
Agent
Name
Nadia Effendi
Contact information
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
World Exchange Plaza
100 Queen Street, suite 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Telephone: (613) 787-3562
FAX: (613) 230-8842
Email: neffendi@blg.com

Party: Prince Rupert Port Authority

Counsel
Names
Joshua A. Jantzi
Dan Misutka
Niles Bond
Contact information
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
2700 – 1133 Melville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4E5
Telephone: (604) 643-6380
Email: josh.jantzi@dlapiper.com
Agent
Name
Dahlia Shuhaibar
Contact information
Olthuis Van Ert
66 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0C1
Telephone: (613) 501-5350
Email: dshuhaibar@ovcounsel.com

Party: Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, by its general partner Ridley Island Energy Export Facility GP Inc.

Counsel
Names
Duncan C. Boswell
Mark Youden
Quinn Rochon
Gabrielle Matheson
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2300 – 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2B6
Telephone: (416) 862-4466
Email: duncan.boswell@gowlingwlg.com
Agent
Name
Graham Ragan
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 1600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8699
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: graham.ragan@gowlingwlg.com

Summary

Keywords

Civil procedure — Discovery — Production of unredacted documents — Application for production of unredacted copies of certain commercial agreements dismissed by lower courts — Where relevant document is produced in course of pre-trial document discovery, in what circumstances, if any, can relevant, or marginally relevant, information in that document be redacted — Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009, Rule 7-1.

Summary

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This case raises the question of when a party may redact portions of otherwise discoverable documents within the context of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg., 168/2009.

The chambers judge denied the application of the applicant, Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd., for the production of unredacted copies of certain commercial agreements between the respondents, the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership, the latter being a commercial competitor of Trigon.

Trigon challenged the order and the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Lower court rulings

October 18, 2024
Supreme Court of British Columbia

S237527, 2024 BCSC 1914

Application for the production of unredacted copies of certain commercial agreements, dismissed.

May 16, 2025
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

2025 BCCA 155

Appeal dismissed.

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-04-08